The purpose of fireproofing is to buy time during a fire. Fireproofing provides a passive form of loss control with the principal value being realized during the early stages of a fire. This paper provides an overview of fireproofing materials commonly used by the petrochemical industry.
Case histories of fireproofing performance are reviewed. The
development of a Company Engineering Standard is described.
Keywords: fireproofing, intumescence, epoxy, insulation, corrosion,
corrosion under fireproofing (CUF), corrosion under insulation (CUI)